| Lineup | Vermont | PG - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Premo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Millican (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Raymond Veith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Douglas Jones inbounds the ball | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Vermont | Michael Premo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 19:45 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong tips it in | 39-47 |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith clanks a floater in the paint | 39-47 |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses short on a runner near the basket | 39-47 |
| 19:21 | Vermont | The rebound goes to John Bell | 39-47 |
| 19:16 | Vermont | Douglas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 18:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Millican is called for the reach on Raymond Veith - foul #3 on Tim Millican, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Vermont | Norman Hinerman (C) Tim Millican | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Douglas Jones steps in front of the Raymond Veith pass | 39-47 |
| 18:26 | Vermont | Douglas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the lay-in | 39-47 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney can't tip it in | 39-47 |
| 17:59 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:54 | Vermont | Douglas Jones knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bell | 42-47 |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Cheney and he's fouled by Michael Premo - foul #3 on Michael Premo, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (SG), Arnold Aaron (C) Michael Premo, Douglas Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:39 | Vermont | Mike Gayden steps in front of the Christopher Armstrong pass | 42-50 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Arnold Aaron - foul #1 on Arnold Aaron, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SG), Jason Uselton (C) John Bell, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Stanley Nixon (SF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Charles Cheney, Eric Pierce, George Butler | |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 17:09 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Leon Miller - foul #1 on Leon Miller, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Bruce Madsen (C) Raymond Veith, Mike Gayden | |
| 17:09 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon clanks a shot in the lane | 45-51 |
| 16:54 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 16:49 | Vermont | Dino Bosancic picks off the pass by Jason Uselton | 45-51 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon buries a turnaround from close range set up by Leon Miller and he's hacked by Norman Hinerman - foul #1 on Norman Hinerman, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Vermont | Thomas David (PF) Norman Hinerman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 16:10 | Vermont | Thomas David comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 16:08 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn tips it back up and in | 47-54 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 15:45 | Vermont | Thomas David grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Manuel Boisvert (fairly fresh) SG - Harry Rayburn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnold Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas David (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Uselton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bruce Madsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron makes the jump hook from the left block | 49-54 |
| 15:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-54 |
| 15:34 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 15:29 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron is denied on a dunk by Bruce Madsen | 49-54 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 15:12 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 15:08 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Nixon - foul #1 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Bell (PG), David Diamond (SG), Christopher Armstrong (PF), Tim Millican (C) Manuel Boisvert, Harry Rayburn, Thomas David, Jason Uselton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Charles Cheney (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Dino Bosancic, Leon Miller, Stanley Nixon, Jonathon Noguera, Bruce Madsen | |
| 15:08 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 15:08 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Cheney | 50-57 |
| 14:37 | Vermont | Tim Millican misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-57 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 14:28 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler slams it home set up by Raymond Veith | 50-59 |
| 14:11 | Vermont | Tim Millican clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-59 |
| 14:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 13:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce misses badly on a shot from the right block | 50-59 |
| 13:42 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 13:37 | Vermont | John Bell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 13:36 | Vermont | David Diamond pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 13:19 | Vermont | Tim Millican knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Bell and he's fouled by George Butler - foul #2 on George Butler, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Jones (SF) Arnold Aaron | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (PF) Mike Gayden | |
| 13:19 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce is whistled for a carry | 53-59 |
| Subs | Vermont | Norman Hinerman (C) Tim Millican | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera (C) George Butler | |
| 12:52 | Vermont | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Jones | 53-59 |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (PG), Jason Uselton (C) John Bell, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Bruce Madsen (C) Charles Cheney, Eric Pierce | |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 12:41 | Vermont | Jason Uselton gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:36 | Vermont | David Diamond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 12:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 12:03 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 11:57 | Vermont | Douglas Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-59 |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Veith and he's hacked by David Diamond - foul #4 on David Diamond, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Bell (PG), Christopher Armstrong (PF), Tim Millican (C) David Diamond, Douglas Jones, Jason Uselton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG), Eric Pierce (SF), Mike Gayden (PF) Raymond Veith, Stanley Nixon, Jonathon Noguera | |
| 11:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen misses the free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:35 | Vermont | Tim Millican grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Premo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Hinerman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Millican (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mike Gayden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Madsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Vermont | John Bell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 11:13 | Vermont | Michael Premo grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:08 | Vermont | Michael Premo knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Armstrong and he's hacked by Charles Cheney - foul #1 on Charles Cheney, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SF) Norman Hinerman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler (C) Bruce Madsen | |
| 11:08 | Vermont | Michael Premo makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-61 |
| 10:47 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Tim Millican | 58-61 |
| 10:42 | Vermont | John Bell is hacked by George Butler - foul #3 on George Butler, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (SG) Michael Premo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:28 | Vermont | Eric Pierce steals the ball from Tim Millican | 58-61 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Armstrong - foul #3 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Jones (SF), Norman Hinerman (C) Harry Rayburn, Tim Millican | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG) Leon Miller | |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce is hacked by Douglas Jones - foul #2 on Douglas Jones, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SG), Arnold Aaron (C) John Bell, Christopher Armstrong | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon (SG) Charles Cheney | |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:35 | Vermont | Douglas Jones knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Hinerman | 60-64 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 60-64 |
| 09:11 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 09:06 | Vermont | Douglas Jones clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Pierce - foul #1 on Eric Pierce, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (PG), Jason Uselton (C) Harry Rayburn, Norman Hinerman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (SG), Jonathon Noguera (PF) Eric Pierce, Mike Gayden | |
| 09:06 | Vermont | Douglas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 09:06 | Vermont | Douglas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 08:45 | Vermont | Douglas Jones hits the finger roll | 64-66 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 08:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 08:23 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Uselton - foul #1 on Jason Uselton, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Bell (PG), Harry Rayburn (SF), Christopher Armstrong (PF), Tim Millican (C) Manuel Boisvert, Douglas Jones, Arnold Aaron, Jason Uselton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG) Leon Miller | |
| 08:23 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 08:23 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 08:11 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Stanley Nixon - foul #2 on Stanley Nixon, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller (PG), Bruce Madsen (C) Raymond Veith, George Butler | |
| 08:11 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 08:11 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 07:52 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Cheney | 66-67 |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 07:30 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn grabs the board | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Premo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harry Rayburn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Millican (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Madsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Vermont | Michael Premo hits a driving attempt from the left block | 68-67 |
| 07:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon's layup is rejected by Harry Rayburn | 68-67 |
| 07:05 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 06:59 | Vermont | Michael Premo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 06:57 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 70-67 |
| 06:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-67 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Premo - foul #4 on Michael Premo, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (PG), David Diamond (SG), Norman Hinerman (SF), Arnold Aaron (PF), Jason Uselton (C) John Bell, Michael Premo, Harry Rayburn, Christopher Armstrong, Tim Millican | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Eric Pierce (SF), Mike Gayden (PF), George Butler (C) Leon Miller, Charles Cheney, Jonathon Noguera, Bruce Madsen | |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:08 | Vermont | David Diamond hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Hinerman | 73-68 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mike Gayden | 73-70 |
| 05:44 | Vermont | Arnold Aaron is denied on a layup by George Butler | 73-70 |
| 05:42 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman grabs the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 05:27 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman's layup is rejected by Mike Gayden | 73-70 |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Uselton - foul #2 on Jason Uselton, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Jones (SF), Christopher Armstrong (PF) Arnold Aaron, Jason Uselton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney (SG) Eric Pierce | |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:50 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong misses the easy layup | 73-72 |
| 04:49 | Vermont | Douglas Jones grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 04:43 | Vermont | David Diamond misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Manuel Boisvert is called for the reach on Raymond Veith - foul #2 on Manuel Boisvert, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Bell (PG), Tim Millican (C) Manuel Boisvert, Norman Hinerman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce (SF), Jonathon Noguera (C) Stanley Nixon, George Butler | |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 04:06 | Vermont | David Diamond scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-74 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Noguera grabs the offensive board | 76-74 |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Tim Millican is called for the reach on Mike Gayden - foul #4 on Tim Millican, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SG), Norman Hinerman (SF), Arnold Aaron (PF), Jason Uselton (C) David Diamond, Douglas Jones, Christopher Armstrong, Tim Millican | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dino Bosancic (PG), Leon Miller (SG) Raymond Veith, Charles Cheney | |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:26 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Arnold Aaron | 76-75 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Rayburn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Norman Hinerman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arnold Aaron (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Uselton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dino Bosancic (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leon Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Pierce (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mike Gayden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon Noguera (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman banks in the layup set up by John Bell and he's hacked by Eric Pierce - foul #2 on Eric Pierce, team foul #8 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (SG) Harry Rayburn | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Madsen (C) Mike Gayden | |
| 03:08 | Vermont | Norman Hinerman makes the free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Leon Miller is whistled for a carry | 79-75 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Butler (C) Jonathon Noguera | |
| 02:49 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Diamond (SG), Douglas Jones (SF), Christopher Armstrong (PF), Tim Millican (C) Michael Premo, Norman Hinerman, Arnold Aaron, Jason Uselton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith (PG), Charles Cheney (SG), Stanley Nixon (PF) Dino Bosancic, Leon Miller, Bruce Madsen | |
| 02:38 | Vermont | Douglas Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 79-75 |
| 02:37 | Vermont | David Diamond hits the follow up shot | 81-75 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-75 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden (PF) Stanley Nixon | |
| 01:55 | Vermont | Tim Millican is hacked by George Butler - foul #4 on George Butler, team foul #9 | 81-75 |
| 01:55 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 01:55 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Gayden | 83-78 |
| 01:26 | Vermont | John Bell travels with the ball | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Jones - foul #3 on Douglas Jones, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 01:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:55 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Gayden connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Cheney | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Vermont | Christopher Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-81 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to George Butler | 85-81 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-81 |
| 00:11 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Tim Millican | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Vermont | Raymond Veith is called for the reach on Tim Millican in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Veith, team foul #10 | 85-81 |
| 00:10 | Vermont | Tim Millican misses the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:10 | Vermont | Tim Millican misses the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney pulls down the rebound | 85-81 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Raymond Veith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-81 |
| 00:05 | Vermont | David Diamond snags the defensive board | 85-81 |
| 00:04 | Vermont | David Diamond is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cheney - foul #2 on Charles Cheney, team foul #11 | 85-81 |
| 00:04 | Vermont | David Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:04 | Vermont | David Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Cheney misses short on a halfcourt shot | 87-81 |